Polish M-44 Mosin Nagant

[K191145]

Anyone know what the current value of a Polish M-44 in very good condition would be? The serial number on the bolt doesn't match the rifle but it's been fired at least 100 times and didn't blow up so the headspace is okay, also the stock has been cleaned up a bit from original and it doesn't have the original sling. The bayonet functions like it's supposed to.

[dou44]

i could have bought one a couple of weeks ago for $175. .i still rember when you could buy them for $25

Edited September 20, 2012 by dou44

[pcrc11]

Around 175-200 if in nice shape non-matching. Yours looks to be very nice. Matching numbered bring 250 and up. Of all the M44's the Polish ones are far and away the best built.

[K191145]

Around 175-200 if in nice shape non-matching. Yours looks to be very nice. Matching numbered bring 250 and up. Of all the M44's the Polish ones are far and away the best built.

I've had a few 91-30's(Russian) and a Finnish, gave that to my nefew years ago and he now has about 15 Mosin's of various models and manufactures. The Polish M-44 is the best made of them all IMO. The barrel and reciever has the smoothest finish, the bolt action is the smoothest and tightest, no grinding when cycling, and the stock was the cleanest. The Pols made the best Mosin's. I wish they made a 91-30.

[roverboy]

That's nice. I don't think I've ever even seen a Polish anywhere.

[Jonnin]

not matching and bubba polished... $150 at a guess to a knowing person. $300 to an idiot that sees the shiny can happen (no offense but the value decreases as it is made prettier/modified, in general). I am a little concerned that you know the bayonet functions.... /worry

Edited September 21, 2012 by Jonnin

[pcrc11]

Exactly what part are you seeing that is polished? Looks like a very nice typical Polish M44 to me. I have one just like it in gunsafe that is also non-matching and looks like it came right out of the factory. Paid $160 for it couple of years back. Would not take less $200 for it now.

[Jonnin]

it looks like the stock was sanded and redone? If not, my bad.

[K191145]

not matching and bubba polished... $150 at a guess to a knowing person. $300 to an idiot that sees the shiny can happen (no offense but the value decreases as it is made prettier/modified, in general). I am a little concerned that you know the bayonet functions.... /worry

Meaning, it locks up tight extended and folded, I haven't stabbed anything with it unlike the bayonet for my 91/30 which i have several accidential stab wounds to my ceiling. Don't install a bayonet on a 91/30 in a room with a ceiling lower than 8'

[K191145]

it looks like the stock was sanded and redone? If not, my bad.

Yep' back in 2003 when I bought it. If I had known I would have never done that, I also did a little polishing on the bolt and touched up some wear of the bluing on the magizine and bayonet. I bought it at Goodmans show, the dealer had 2 tables of M-44's in boxes stacked on top of each other for $65 each so at that time so I didn't think "prettying" it up would hurt any value.

Edited September 22, 2012 by K191145

[Jonnin]

it looks good, just splits the gun into 2 categories: devalued for the milsurp hardcore guys and possibly increased value for someone who does not know much but likes the way it looks.

There are far worse looking cleanup jobs, so don't mistake my value guess as a frown at the work done. Its just the strange nature of the collector guy's value, the current going value for untouched, and so on.

for what its worth it took 25 years for some of the mausers to go from peanuts to pricy. It will be a long, long time before these things go up in value enough that a polish job did serious harm to the investment. I doubt they break $500 over the next 10 years.

I was just kidding about the bayo, I knew what you meant. Testing it on the ceiling was above and beyond the required testing.

Edited September 22, 2012 by Jonnin

[K191145]

it looks good, just splits the gun into 2 categories: devalued for the milsurp hardcore guys and possibly increased value for someone who does not know much but likes the way it looks.

There are far worse looking cleanup jobs, so don't mistake my value guess as a frown at the work done. Its just the strange nature of the collector guy's value, the current going value for untouched, and so on.

for what its worth it took 25 years for some of the mausers to go from peanuts to pricy. It will be a long, long time before these things go up in value enough that a polish job did serious harm to the investment. I doubt they break $500 over the next 10 years.

I was just kidding about the bayo, I knew what you meant. Testing it on the ceiling was above and beyond the required testing.

I didn't think about the collection aspect of Mosin's back in 2003, I saw a well built rifle for $65 that needed a little cleanup then. If I only had a time machine I would have about 10 or 15 of them. I have my brothers Remington 1917 Mosin but when he bought that back in 76 it was already sporterized with a shorter barrell, new front sight and the stock all chopped up. That's a shame, I would love to have an original Remington. My nefew has a Westinghouse Mosin, a 91/30 sniper original with crappy scope, a Dragoon, several Finnish Mosins, a Chineese Mosin and quite a few 91/30's.

[Moped]

I wish I had bought one of these for $65 back in 2003! That was quite a deal! I regret not buying one. Even at $150, you've more than doubled your money. Tell me something else that's more than doubled in value in 9 years!